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Duke University Health sued over dirty surgical instruments

July 2, 2008 — 11:32am ET | By Anne Zieger
A group of 18 patients who had operations at Duke University Health System hospitals in 2004 have sued the institution, which exposed the patients to surgical instruments which were mistakenly washed... Read more...

HHS wants more detail in fraud self-disclosures

April 16, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Since 1998, providers who voluntarily reported fraud to the HHS inspector general's office have been given leniency in their treatment. However, HHS now has changed the rules governing this policy.... Read more...

FL doctor pays $7M to settle federal fraud suit

April 16, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A physician who owns a Boca Raton, FL-based chain of medical imaging centers has agreed to pay $7 million to settle charges that he overcharged Medicare for services and ordered unnecessary tests.... Read more...

Dental HMO leaks personal information to website

March 27, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Here we go again! As reported by the Baltimore Sun, a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield dental HMO accidentally leaked personal information--including Social Security numbers--of around 75,000 patients... Read more...

Yale-New Haven settles Medicare charges

March 10, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Yale-New Haven Hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $3.77 million to settle accusations that it had inflated its Medicare charges. According to the U.S. Attorney, Yale-New Haven billed... Read more...

FL surgeon refuses to give up license

February 8, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Miami heart surgeon Alex Zakharia had resolved his legal troubles, or so it appeared. Dr. Zakharia, who was accused of fraud and perjury, pled guilty last fall to a misdemeanor which would spare him... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Health finance execs stand trial for $1.9B fraud; Wal-Mart, partners pilot personal health records; and much more..

January 31, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Six years after its collapse, executives from what was one of the country's biggest health care finance companies are standing trial for an alleged $1.9 billion fraud. Read more...

MDs, others face charges on Net pharmacy operation

August 6, 2007 — 6:59am ET
A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted 18 people on charges arising from a large-scale Internet pharmacy operation. The grand jury charged these individuals with racketeering, fraud and money... Read more...

Tennessee educates MDs on drug-fraud law

July 27, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Tennessee's Office of the Inspector General wants to be sure medical professionals know about new legislation designed to reduce TennCare drug fraud. So the state OIG just sent out letters to more... Read more...

St. Barnabas racketeering suit dismissed

June 27, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Despite its having engaged in a massive Medicare scam costing the federal government at least $630 million, St. Barnabas Health Care System did not prevent other hospitals from getting fair reimbursement.

That's the conclusion of a federal judge, who ruled that despite the fraud, St. Barnabas had not engaged in racketeering. Two small hospitals in Maine and Colorado filed the suit, alleging St. Barnabas' over billing was so extreme it distorted CMS's Medicare reimbursement …

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